Android Application Development

I’ve been using AppCompat v7 for a few months now. I had a difficult time getting it to work… but it did. Both my Calculator & Quote apps were published using it. But today I ran the Android SDK Manager and upgraded to API 19 and I had some errors and a difficult time figuring […]

I’ve spent some time applying what I learned with the Mobile Employee Directory and created an app with a collection of more than 5000 quotations. Its a FREE App available in the Google Play Store. Take a look here for more screen shots, a more detailed description and of course to download it and give […]

For the source code relating to this post, checkout this Github repository. Continuing with the mobile employee directory example, I’ve added three App Widgets to embed information on the phone’s main screen. Create EmployeeWidgetProvider (Changes every 30 minutes, with a random selection. Click to view Employee in DetailActivity.) Create EmployeeWidgetProvider2 & EmployeeWidgetService2 (Changes when clicked, with […]

For the source code relating to this post, checkout this Github repository. Parsing XML data with XmlPullParser into an Android ListView. After reviewing the SAX (Simple API for XML) Parser, the DOM (Document Object Model) Parser and the XmlPullParser. I’ve decided to use the XmlPullParser because it is supposed to be the fastest. I have not tried […]

For the source code relating to this post, checkout this Github repository. A few years ago I came across this tutorial for Building a mobile employee directory sample with Flex and Flash Builder. The following few posts will outline what I have learned by developing a Native Android App with similar functionality. Employee Directory App To […]

It may not be the most exciting App, but my first App in the Google Play store wraps a mobile real estate website. My App is no longer in the Google Play store, but you can view a photo of the end product at the bottom of this page The following code demonstrates a simple […]